Nora S. Neumann
812 Elliston Drive Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Home: 2154020249 Cell: 6106132715
Email: bumblebeeze@msn.com

Professional Goal - To work as a library media specialist in an educational setting in order to connect students with information, technologies, and ideas and develop in them a love of reading.

Library Experience
  • Practicum at Springfield Township High School, Middle School, and Elementary School libraries
  • Guided students in inquiry-based research, integrating print and online resources
  • Created and designed a library website
  • Developed research pathfinders
  • Created multimedia products using such tools as Glogster, Animoto, and Voicethread
  • Designed lesson plans for students at different learning levels
  • Developed a variety of instructional methods including cooperative learning, games, discovery and discussion
  • Participated in school events such as author visits and book fairs
  • Cataloged new acquisitions

Skills
  • Communicate with staff and students in order to connect them with information and technology
  • Coordinate tasks to accomplish projects with timeliness and creativity.
  • Collaborate with the classroom teacher to coordinate research assignments, plan learning activities and assessments
  • Curricular planning and implementation of library skills program 2-5
  • Connects students with books
  • Interact with children of all ages and offers assistance to provide support in the research process.

Education
  • 2010 - Master’s Degree in Education, Concentration in Library Science, GPA 4.0
  • 1993 - RN AAS Program, Gwynedd-Mercy College
  • 1991 - Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Chestnut Hill College

Professional Affiliations
  • American Library Association
  • Pennsylvania School Library Association
  • Pennsylvania School Library Association Book Review Committee
  • Member of virtual committees: Twitter and Nings
  • Licensed Registered Nurse: State of Pennsylvania
  • Current CPR and First Aid Certifications (Adult & Child)
  • PSLA Student Award

Technology Fluencies
  • Moviemaker,
  • Internet Databases
  • Podcasts
  • Wikis
  • Blogs
  • Online Catalogs
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Search Tools
  • Glogster
  • Windows
  • Microsoft
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Excel

References available upon request.Nora Neumann's Resume